We’re really excited to launch our new project Milling About! Milling About is our programme of activities online and out and about in our local area, to support our local community and to connect people whilst COVID-19 restrictions are in place. We’ve received funding from the London Community Response Fund, administered by the City Bridge […]
Art
Get Drawing Online!
As The Mill building is closed, David, from our Get Drawing Group, will be sharing drawing prompts and tips every Sunday. We’re collecting them all here, so you can take part at your own pace. We’d love to see you all get involved, get drawing and sharing your art work with The Mill Online. Week […]
The Kids Art Club online
We’ve taken our Kid’s Art Club online! Every Thursday we’ll share an activity you can do with simple materials from around the home on our social media. All the activities have been designed by our Kids Art Club volunteer Gemma Lawrence. We’d love to see you all get involved, get making and sharing your creations […]
A Mill Rainbow!
🌈 Help create the rainbow in our window at The Mill.🌈 We want to fill our front window with a rainbow made with colourful hands. Everyone can take part, here’s how: Draw round your hand on a piece of paper Cut it out Decorate it with one of the colours of the rainbow 🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣 Send […]
Creative Isolation
We’ve spotted lots of online creative challenges and group activities in the last few weeks. Here’s some that we’re running, as well as others by local Walthamstow creatives: Kids Art Club Every Thursday as part of #TheMillOnline A creative activity you can try (young or old) put together by Gemma from The Mill’s Thursday afternoon […]
Bringing ‘Grandad’s Island’ to life throughout the summer
We were delighted to welcome lots of families to ‘The Mill Shipyard’ during this summer’s Walthamstow Garden Party, to bring to life the picture book ‘Grandad’s Island’ by local author-illustrator Benji Davies. Children helped to create a colourful boat, inspired by the ship that transports Grandad and Syd on their adventure in the award winning […]
The Jokes On Us! exhibition story
Our exciting new participatory art exhibition, The Joke’s On Us! launches on the 11th April. It is part of the Waltham Forest Borough of Culture 2019, featuring work from the Government Art Collection, and potentially showcasing your finest joke… Display your joke next to a famous artwork We are asking residents and people from anywhere in the […]
The Joke’s on Us!
Take part in our new participatory exhibition, The Joke’s On Us, centring on Joke Stack by Peter Liversidge, part of the Government Art Collection. You can take home jokes originally written by British comedians… and leave your jokes for our walls! We’re making a dynamic, daring and… devilishly amusing contribution to Waltham Forest Borough of […]
New Year, New Mug! With Pop-up Pottery
Thursday, 25th January 2018 7:15pm – 9:30pm £15 per person, max 10 people Booking and payment in advance. Join us for an evening of creativity and relaxation at our Pop-up Pottery. Experiment with a number of pottery decorating techniques to create a beautiful ceramic travel mug. Perfect for cold winter days outside! Included in the […]
Upcycle, Repurpose, Colour and Create furniture workshop
Saturday, 27 January 2018 2pm to 5pm £48 per person No experience needed, everyone welcome Join Nina’s Chalk Pot for a fun, relaxed 3 hour workshop and discover how you can use our special paints, pigments, accent colours and waxes to add a whole new layer of creativity to repurposing and upcycling. Learn how to […]